Radian now rear-faces to 40 pounds!

[pastrygirl]

Sunshine Kids has announced that the Radian 65, Radian 80, and Radian XT now rear-face to 40 pounds. It's even retroactive for US models with a Sept 2008 and more recent manufacturing date! Check this article (http://babyproducts.about.com/b/2009/07/09/radian-car-seat-rear-facing-weight-limits-increased-to-40-lbs.htm) for the model #s.

:yay:

And here's a cool story (http://mbeans.com/spillingthebeans/baby/radian-car-seat-proves-its-metal/) about a Radian holding up after a ceiling collapse.

[stillplayswithbarbies]

oh man! Mine was manufactured 1/1/07.

I might have to get a new one just for that.

[OKKiddo]

Will Britax be making all of their seats able to be rear faced to 40 lbs now as well? Hmmm...tempting! lol!

[WatchingThemGrow]

I read this on car-seat.org this morning. Hope the new RN in my living room has a qualifying date. Not sure if I'll change the configuration in the van and put DD RF again since it would make buckling her in the back row nearly impossible. Hmm...

[vonfirmath]

They have said this -- but will not be sending out labels so that the labelling for affected Radians matches what is true. This makes me more than a little nervous.